Cliff Lee or Carl Crawford

An in depth look on which of these players the Yankees should pursue in the offseason.

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Neither

by FreeBradshaw on Aug 31, 2010 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

Both along with Jayson Werth

and just for the hell of it trade for Pujols

by Yankees10 on Aug 31, 2010 9:42 PM EDT reply actions

Crawford ... Although

I would hesitate to sign either. Not sure Crawford would be a good fit in NY, and I’m not certain Lee is as good as some think he is.

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by Ronster22 on Sep 1, 2010 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

LEE

I’m not certain Lee is as good as some think he is.

lol was that a joke.
I think we should go after Lee because Gardner has played great this year and he is cheaper. Oh ya btw Lee is one of the best pitchers in baseball.

by New Deal on Sep 2, 2010 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Lee is the worst pitcher in baseball

by Yankees10 on Sep 2, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

The analysis is fine as far as it goes, but it doesn't answer the question of how much it would cost to sign Lee in terms of years.

If Lee has 3 good years left, and he wants a contract for 6, then it makes much less sense to sign him.

Further, Crawford and Lee are not the only two players available, so asking which of the two is preferable to sign is a false choice. Two second line players might add more value than either one of these two for the same total money, or even less.

Lastly, one hardly needs to go to the WAR statistic to see that Lee (a starting pitcher) fills more of a need than Crawford (who is just Brett Gardner with more power).

by designatedquitter on Sep 2, 2010 11:47 AM EDT reply actions